I don't want to start off our regular end-of-the-semester dialogue (argument?) about student bloopers, but I've been reading through psychology journals that my students have completed and just came across one entry on memory that really struck my funny bone:
"I wish I had a photographic memory. The only person I can think of that has that is Arnold from the movie 'Terminator.' He was able to remember everything and anything. Amazing! I wish I had that same kind of ability." I like this student quite a bit and she generally seems to follow what's going on in class. But I would love to know what she was thinking when she was watching Terminator... Since I just shared a funny student story, let me share a funny (embarrasing) professor story. I was holding an optional study session and this person I have never seen before comes in and sits in the back. I didn't recognize him and asked if I could help him. He said he was here to learn more about psychology. I asked him who he was, and he told me he was in my 8:00 class (which has been meeting twice weekly since the end of August). I was so embarrased that I didn't recognize him, but in class he always comes in and sits in the back, usually with a baseball cap lowered over his face, looking like he just rolled out of bed. Last night, at the study session, he was all cleaned up, nicely dressed, shaved, and with no baseball cap. Night and day difference. But I still felt silly. Oh well, I guess that will show up on my class evals... Rod ______________________________________________ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Department of Psychology LeTourneau University Post Office Box 7001 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75607-7001 Office: Education Center 218 Phone: 903-233-3893 Fax: 903-233-3851 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
